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Radio Noon - October 2, 2013

Jerome Kennedy, a senior member of Kathy Dunderdale's Cabinet quits at a time when her popularity polls are the lowest in the country. A Memorial University study that we talked about last week shows a link between obesity and food addiction.....we'll ta

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Radio Noon Crosstalk, Tuesday October 1

Gardening with Todd Boland

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Radio Noon, Tuesday, October 1

Today, the problems of Natuashish. Gas sniffing, substance abuse, domestic violence just when you thought you heard it all, there's more! Bedbugs are rearing their heads in many parts of St. John. We'll find out why.

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Crosstalk: Monday September 30

The Catholic Church seems to be softening its normally rigid stand on controversial areas. It says it's time to stop being obsessed about homosexuality, abortion and contraception. How is that being received. I"m John Furlong. On Radio Noon Crosstalk, A

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Radio Noon Friday September 27

Radio Noon is live from the association for New Canadians school. On Crosstalk we're hoping your're sharing your experience. What's it like being a New canadian.

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Radio Noon Monday September 30

Up today: Polling numbers for Premier Dunderdale's popularity go from bad to worse. She has the lowest approval rating of any Premier in the country and it's getting worse. Shachi Kurl is Vice President of Angus Reid Global. We reached her in Vancouver

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Crosstalk for Thursday September 26

A little self-help for you and your pet. Vterinarian Dr Tracy Collins from the Paradise Animal Hospital will be here to answer your questions.

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Podcast for Thursday September 26.

We speak with Councillor Joy Walsh of Fleur de Lys about an illegal bloackade on their main road. Kenny Sharpe has an interview with Susan Curtis about the challenges of packing lunches for kids while respecting allergy restrictions. Geir Richardsen

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CROSSTALK: Wednesday September - Municipal Elections

Radio Noon Crosstalk: We're talking municipal election results. Who were some of the more interesting candidates, the winners, the losers, the upsets. Where were the close races that turned out to be runaways. Who are the new mayors in areas where incumb

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Radio Noon Wednesday, September 25

- Unsuccessful St. John's candidate Sheilagh O'Leary on the Mayor's race in St. John's. -After more than twenty years of serving the town of Bay Bulls, Aidan Maddox has decided not to seek re-election. Aidan Maddox joins me on the line from his home in

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Radio Noon September 24 - Live from Lester's Farm

We are officially into Fall and it' a great excuse to take Radio Noon to a Farm. We're live at Lesters on Brookfield Road with Dr Peter Scott.

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Crosstalk: The link between obesity and food addiction

Whether it's a war we wage privately in our lives, or one fought collectively in society, the issue of obesity is a serious one. Now a new study at Memorial University says there may be good reason the fight is so difficult. An addiction to food may be

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MUD Immortal Fiasco

The Minister of the Enviroment on the Mud Immortal fiasco and the damage that was done at one of the province's most popular provincial parks

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Government Pension Reform

A lot of people in government offices and workplaces around the province were ready to hit the panic button yesterday...what's going to happen to my pension, and what will that do to my retirement plans....Economist Allison Coffin is here to offer some i

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Crosstalk: September 19, 2013 - Young People's Panel

Crosstalk: We're handing the topics over to you and we've assembly a panel of people in the community to respond to your concerns. Let's get to our panel - Robyn Noseworthy, Gideon Barker and Nathan Whelan. Nathan is with the federation of school councils

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Are unincoporated areas in the province paying their way. Should they?

Craig Pollett.. CEO with municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador is our studio guest.

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Amy Stoodley on unincorporated areas...

The fact they don't pay taxes...the question of whether others have to pick up the slack..

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Crosstalk : Gardening Live from Mun Botanical gardens.

Our Guest.... Tim Walsh, nursery manager at the Botanical Gardens.

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A slate of candidates in Mount Pearl wants to give the boot to the status quo

Travis Faulkner is the driving force behind this group.

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Crosstalk: Want help to avoid buying a car that's a lemon?.

It's Radio Noon's All-Out Clear-out event. Phil Edmunston..yes, the famous one..the lemonade guy...is our Guest.

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Why is Dominion continuing to lease and keep control of the grocery stores that it no longer uses?

Danny Breen joins us in studio.

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CROSSTALK: The whole country is talking about Quebec's proposed charter of values.....

If passed, the amended charter would bar public servants, teachers, hospital workers, and others from wearing "conspicuous religious symbols." What are YOUR thoughts on that? Our guest Remzi Cej, Chair, Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission.

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Prostate awareness

Keith Guzzwell is one of the organizers of the "Walk a Mile in His Shoes" event that raises awareness of early detection.

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Justice Robert Wells:

Speaks to the recent Transportation Safety Board report about a near crack of a cougar helicopter back in 2011.

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Crosstalk: Thursday September 12

Remembering the SS Kyle

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Remembering Jimmy Corrigan

We reached Ambrose McCarthy to talk about the life of Jimmy Corrigan, the last livyer of Red Island, Placentia Bay

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Robin Short - Sports Editor of The Evening Telegram

Today we're focusing on Hockey... and Newfoundlanders in the NHL.

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Crosstalk: Wednesday September 11

Why do you support the Terry Fox run and who do you do it for?

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The Terry Fox run

We speak with Fred Fox, brother of Terry Fox.

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The Chief of Police talk to us about crime in St. John's.

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radio Noon Gardening for Tuesday September 10

Guest: Todd Boland

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Should we learn to live with rising Crime Rates?

John speaks Ron Fitzpatrick of Turnings. He's a frequent contributor to the public debate on how we can deal with these issues.

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CROSSTALK: Do you have a WILL?

a financial advisor and an estate lawyer on the do's and don't of wills, the how-to's and how-not-to's of making a will.

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Is it time for Premiere Dunderdale to go?

Russell Wangersky thinks yes. We speak with him first and then former Cabinet Minister Trevor Taylor.

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CROSSTALK: It's a Friday Soapbox

What have you got to say? Municipal elections will be held right across the province in less than three weeks...Radio Noon wants to give candidates a chance to make your stump speech. Get on your soapbox and tell voters in your area why they should vote f

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Fire Commissioner Derek Simmons clears the air for us on smoke detectors.

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Air Canada Nightmare

What should have been the trip of a lifetime, instead it became the trip from Hell. Michele Ramos lives in West Covina, California, about an hour outside of Los Angeles.

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CROSSTALK: What are your thoughts on the future of your community.

Is amalgamation something your community should look at? Churence Rogers is the head of Municipalities NL.

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FASD Throughout the Lifespan: From prevention to lifelong support.

For the first time experts in the field are converging on St. John's for a 3-day national conference.

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The latest political poll is good news for the Liberals, not so good for the NDP.

We reached Margaret Brigley, President and Chief Operating Officer Corporate Research Associates.. Randy Edmunds, Liberal MHA Torngat Mountains..Dale Kirby NDP MHA, St. John's North

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CROSSTALK: The challenge of Alzheimers.

Caring for someone with Alzheimers can be worrisome, all-consuming and draining. A lot of us have been through it, a lot of us are going through it. Paul Penney is a caregiver to his wife Agatha who has Alzheimer's disease. My other guest is Shirley Lucas

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Nalcor's vice president responds to charges of rascism levelled by members of the Innu.

Gilbert Bennett is Nalcor's Vice-president of the Lower Churcvhill poroject.

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CROSSTALK: It's a gardening day with MUN Botanical Gardens Nursery Manager Tim Walsh

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Radio Noon for Tuesday September 3

First, I'll try to unravel what's behind the latest flap with school bus drivers. We'll also check in with a Bay Roberts couple who helped thwart a crime in progress.

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Crosstalk: Where did you go in Newfoundland and labrador this summer.

The summer is nearing an end and we'll all be back on schedule soon. But what a summer to look around our own province. Where did YOU go that left an impression. On Radio Noon Crosstalk, we're hoping you can share your Newfoundland and Labardor Discovery

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One of the casualties of the weekend's heavy rains in Central Newfoundland was an old logging road to Tony Stone's hunting lodge near Rattling Brook.

Tony Stone spoke to us from his home in Bishop's Falls.

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CROSSTALK: How can we attract and interest more young people in politics?

In studio with Zane Tucker, outgoing Deputy Mayor of Gander, Kurtis Coombs, who almost won the mayor's seat in Paradise in the last municipal elections and Nathan Whalen, President of the Nfld Federation of School Councils. 709-722-7111 / 1-800-563-825

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Tom goes Liberal

Independent MHA Tom Osborne isn't so independent any more. He has joined the Liberals

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CROSSTALK: It's the annual housing crunch for post-secondary students.

Host John Furlong is looking for your experience as either a rentor or a landlord.

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It was a minor sports league like no other in the city of St. John's:

It was the Cabot Street Athletic System and thousands of kids went through it. Wal Layman was the man who organized it.

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A drop-in center that helps fight the addiction problem has its funding cut by the province.

Jeff Bourne runs the U-Turn drop-in centre in Carbonear.

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CROSSTALK: Gardening with John Furlong and Dave Morrow

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Seniors facing more and more debt. Is that why they call them the Golden Years

Edgar Williams is the chairman of the Avalon Chapter of CARP (Canadian Association of Retired Persons)

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CROSSTALK: Is it time to relax the laws around marijuana use?

Two avid pot smokers are in studio to discuss their use and their stand.

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Remembering a tragic loss at sea, a Placentia Bay community united in grief

Darrell Duke joins us on phone.

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The Mayor of Corner Brook adds his name to a list of long-serving Mayors hanging up their chains of office

Mayor Neville Greeley is standing by.

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Body Image. A new study looks at why do we care so much about how we look.

Dr. Michele Neary is the principal researcher for "Body Talk".

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A Trans-gendered St. John's City Council candidate is forced to withdraw.

Jennifer McCreath joins Host John Furlong in studio.

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CROSSTALK: Municipal elections happen next month across the province.

...and there's an interesting question about the field of candidates: Why are there so few women running? Are there obstacles that we don't see? Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair MHA, Lisa Dempster and St. John's Councillor, Debbie Hanlon are in studio to take y

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The continuing problem of drug addiction in our society.

Ron Fitzpatrick is with Turnings, a group that works with offenders to try to get them off whatever destructive path their on. He's in our studio.

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CROSSTALK: We want your thoughts on how to deal with the problem of drinking and driving.

Host John Furlong speaks with Bernie Bolger, president of the Union of National Defense Employees Local 90215. Play Audio Clip We keep talking about the problem of impaired driving, but is it making a difference? What's the answer? Is it tougher

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More cuts for Five Wing in Goose Bay

Host John Furlong spoke with Bernie Bolger, president of the Union of National Defense Employees Local 90215.

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CROSSTALK: It's a gardening day and John Furlong's studio guest is Botanist Peter Scott.

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Out on Bail...the director of public prosecutions takes us through the process.

We'll also continue our discussion on the judicial issue of bail...who gets it and why, and what are some of the mitigating factors. To shed some light on the issue is Donovan Molloy, the province's Director of Public Prosecutions

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CROSSTALK: Monday, August 20, 2013

What do you think of the provincial ferry service? Our guest is Transportation Minister Paul Davis.

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A prominent defense lawyer walks us through the process of charging impaired drivers.

Well known criminal defence lawyer Bob Simmonds joins Host John Furlong to discuss an impaired driving causing death charge this weekend.

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CROSSTALK: Should there be an all-out moose cull in Nfld and Labrador.

Manitoba M-P Steven Fletcher is proposing it as a way to keep our roads safer. A collision in northern Manitoba in 1996 left Steven Fletcher a quadipelegic, paralyzed from the neck down. Today, he is the Conservative M-P for Charleswood-St.James-Assiniboi

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Crosstalk August 14, 2013

Today's Crosstalk question is whether urban sprawl is becoming a problem in Nfld and Labrador. It's an issue the St. John's Board of Trade is raising in advance of this September's municipal elections. The Board is calling on the city of St. John's to thi

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Gardening Crosstalk: August 13, 2013

Gardening Day on Crosstalk with Ross Traverse

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Crosstalk: Is classical music cool again

This afternoon on Crosstalk, we're asking a cheeky question, and that is whether classical music is cool again. We're asking the question at the same time that the Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival is underway in St. John's. Ticket sales have been healthy.

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Crosstalk August 9, 2013

Your folk faves - We're asking if you have a folk music fave. A performer, a group, a song, an instrument, a folk festival tradition. Ramona speaks with John Drover is the president of the Folk Arts Society, and Tina Ricketts - the Vice-President.

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Geneaology

Bill Crant has revolutionized research on family trees in Nfld and Labrador. His "Newfoundland Grand Banks" database is the largest free genealogical website in the world. He wants to make sure people don't have to pay for information about their own ance

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Crosstalk: NL summer books

We're asking which books from NL you'd recommend as great summer reading. Ramona's guest is Pat Parsons, joining us from Gander. She's the Manager for the Central Division of the Nfld and Labrador Public Libraries, and was also on the jury for this year

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Hummingbird Hawk Moth

We had a call from a listener in Green's Harbour this week about a humming bird visiting her yard. Then another caller suggested that it might actually be a moth that looks just like a humming bird. Nancy Brace managed to take a picture of her visitor,

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Live from the Regatta

Cecil Haire brings us a ponds-eye view from the Regatta.

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Crosstalk - Wedding stories

Today on the show: weddings. Your questions and thoughts about wedding etiquette, including the ever-confusing question about how much you're supposed to spend on a gift. Ramona is joined in studio with two wedding planners: Andrea Hounsell of Something

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Hit and run?

Nick Greening has a big mystery to solve. He was riding his bicycle on Topsail Road in Mount Pearl on Friday night when something bad happened. Nick is in the hospital recovering from injuries to his collar bone and his head. He's trying to figure out

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Florence Sweetapple

Adam Walsh talks to Florence Sweetapple, whose husband was found alive, after being reported missing since July 27.

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Eastern Health is trying a new initiative to help emergency partients

Eastern Health is trying out a new initiative to help partients who come to the emergency department, but leave before seeing a doctor. Earlier I spoke to Gail Downing. She's the Director of Emergency Seriveces with Eastern Health and I reached her in Ca

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Crosstalk July 31, 2013

Crosstalk: Camping - Host John Furlong is joined by Simon Story, keen camper and part of sales staff at the Outfitters in St. John's. They take your calls.

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White moose is spotted on the Port au Port Peninsula

It's hardly the enigmatic Great White Whale, but a white moose is causing a stir on the Port au Port Peninsula. The sighting is certainly not common, but exactly how rare is it? Katherine Mell is the Senior manager of Habitat with then province's wildlif

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Crosstalk July 30, 2013

Host John Furlong is joined by horticulturist Dave Morrow. They take your calls.

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14 years cancer free

Geoff Eaton is today celebrating an anniversary with a difference. Foutreen years ago today Geoff Eaton was in hospital, on life support, with a two percent chance of survival. Today he joins John Furlong in studio.

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Crosstalk: Wells

Are there stories in your familly about wells, or well water? Host John Furlong is joined in studio by MUN folklorist Philip Hiscock, and Sarah Ingram - she's working on a wells project and finishing her masters in Archeology at MUN.

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Crosstalk: Wells

Are there stories in your familly about wells, or well water? Host John Furlong is joined in studio by MUN folklorist Philip Hiscock, and Sarah Ingram - she's working on a wells project and finishing her masters in Archeology at MUN.

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Tely 10 runner Florence Barron

There were a couple of surprises in this year's running of the Tely Ten. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment, though, was in the 75-79 year age women's category. Florence Barron set a new record. She won in a time of 90 minutes, 14 secs... beating the ol

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Crosstalk - Soccer

It's the CBC Soccer World Cup Weekend and that's what we're talking about on Crosstalk... soccer, the beautiful game. Host John Furlong is joined in studio by three soccer lovers: Michelle Ward, Jeff Babstock, Satria Kusuma.

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L'Anse aux Meadows diaries

Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad made significant contributions to this province's history, yet their contributions are barely registered. They were instrumental in uncovering the only Viking settlement in North America... L'Anse aux Meadows. From 61 to 68 t

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Crosstalk July 25, 2013

With the Tely 10 fast approaching, we want to know what is it about running that has hooked you. Host John Furlong speaks with Art Meaney; a legendary local runner who'll be participating in his thirty-second Tele 10 this Sunday. Also in studio is Holly

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Date rape drugs in PAB?

John speaks with Constable Markus Skinner about incidents reported in Port Aux Basques.

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Crosstalk July 24, 2013

Ramona is joined by Janice Wells, the author of "Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Musts: The 101 Places every NL'er must see" Gillian Marx, a Marketing and Dev't Specialist, Department of Tourism and Culture, also joins.

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Vale worker shortage criticized

Vale is blaming a shortage of skilled workers and absenteeism for it's unfinished nickle processing facility in Long Harbour. It's talking about the possibility of bringing in foreign workers, and it's offering more money to try to keep existing employee

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Crosstalk July 23, 2013

Ramona is joined by botanist Peter Scott. They take your calls.

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Moose in the harbour

Shanneyganock frontmen Chris Andrews and Mark Hiscock set off from the Fort Amherst small boat basin in St. John's to go cod fishing; but things didn't go as expected. They wound up trying to save a moose that was in the harbour. Mark Hiscock speaks with

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Shark on the line

A couple of fisherman were out jigging cod on the weekend near Fortune Harbour when they snagged a shark measuring two metres. They believe it was a Great White. Steven Campana heads the Canadian Shark Research Laboratory. He speaks with host Ramona De

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DIY Blogger

Becki Peckham and Chris Nicholas are Do-It-Yourselfers. They're in their twenties, and they both have careers. But for the past two years they've been overhauling a 1980's split entry house in St. John's from top to bottom.

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George Murphy - Tracking food prices

The price of gasoline jumped about five cents overnight, pushing up the price of a litre of unleaded gas up to $1.40 on the Avalon Peninsula. NDP MHA George Murphy tracked gas prices long before he was elected to politics. Now he's planning to start track

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Crosstalk - July 18, 2013

It's Pride Week in St. John's, and our question fits right in: What does Pride Week mean to you? In studio with me, Noah Davis-Power, the President of St. John's Pride. And gay-rights activist Gemma Hickey.

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Panhandlers in downtown St. John's.

It's easy to judge from afar, but just who are those people hanging out on the corner, asking you for money? And what do they think of the way they're treated? All panhandlers may be looking for your spare change, ...but they have their own stories. CBC's

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Crosstalk - July 17, 2013

Crosstalk - We're asking whether you give money to panhandlers. My guest is Gaylynne Lambert of the Downtown Development Commission.

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Crosstalk - July 16, 2013

It's a gardening day with Tim Walsh. He joins John Gushue in studio - They take your calls.

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Teams on the Edge

Shawn Stratton knows what it's like to be responsible for a group of people in dangerous and uncertain circumstances. He used to be an instructor with the National Outdoor Leadership School, taking young people on wilderness expeditions dealing with ever

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Crosstalk - Your favourite concert

Host Ramona Dearing is joined by Bill Sharpe of Billy and the Bruisers. They take your calls.

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Ride for mental health

You can bet Bill Werthmann enjoyed his time at Cape Spear on Saturday. He earned it, after cycling all the way from Victoria, BC. Bill made the trek in honour of his daughter, Hillary, who died ten years ago. His mission is to try to getting people talk

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Muslims around the world have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan...

fasting from dawn to sunset...we'll meet Aali Akhtar who lives in St. John's...

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CROSSTALK: Wednesday July 11, 2014

Have you ever had a close encounter with wildlife? We want to hear your stories! Ramona's guest is Dave Snow, a marine biologist and the co-owner of Wildland Tours. On Thursday, he spotted 5 Orca whales in the waters off Bay Bulls.

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Academy Canada on how it's going to take over most of the adult basic education in Nfld and Labrador.

We speak with Director James Loder in Studio.

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CROSSTALK: Wednesday July 10,2013

We've got Dave and John Templeton of Templeton's (http://www.templetons.ca/) in studio answering all of your questions about painting and staining.

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Destroyed cabins and toxic smoke in Western Labrador.

Labrador City Mayor Karen Oldford is worried about people being exposed to toxins as they go in to start cleaning up after the recent fires. She's joins us on phone.

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CROSSTALK: Tuesday July 9, 2013

It's a gardening day with Kim Thistle of the Greenhouse in Little Rapids (http://www.thegreenhouse.ca/)! If you're having a problem with on your grounds or in your gardens, Kim's the one to talk to for some excellent and often humourous advice. Call in or

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A story of severe personal loss...and a man with a sense of perspective.

Neil Simmons has lost his Cabin and all of its belongings to the recent fires in Western Labrador. He joins us on phone.

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Crosstalk: Place names

There are peculiar place names in Nfld and Labrador and many interesting stories behind those names. Bryon Brooks - who lives in Dildo - knows the stories and the theories, and has written a book about them called "More Than Just a Name."

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Pregnant Wabush woman watching fires

The Trans-Labrador Highway was shut down Thursday night because of fires along the road, leaving people in Wabush at-the-ready to leave if required. Melissa King of Wabush - who is expecting her third child - has been having a particularly hard time.

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Liberals interim leader wants to remain

Humber Valley MHA Dwight Ball - the interim leader of the provincial Liberals - has officially announced he wants to stay in the job. He speaks with Ramona from Deer Lake.

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